Patents by Inventor Yingkang Jin

Yingkang Jin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240054698
    Abstract: The present application relates to a three-dimensional imaging method and apparatus, and a 3D imaging device. The method comprises generating 3D image information by capturing a 3D capture area containing a detected object using a depth camera; extracting a mask of the detected object from the 3D image information; determining an imaging area associated with the detected object based on the mask of the detected object; collecting data from a holographic data collection area containing the detected object by a holographic data collection device, generating holographic data; and performing image reconstruction on the imaging area based on the holographic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Xing LIU, Lingbo QIAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yingkang JIN, Yan YOU
  • Publication number: 20240036230
    Abstract: A method of millimeter-wave human body security checking based on double standing postures is provided, including: scanning and checking a body of a checked person in a first standing posture by using a millimeter-wave human body security detector, so as to obtain a first millimeter-wave human body image; scanning and checking the body of the same checked person in a second standing posture by using the millimeter-wave human body security detector, so as to obtain a second millimeter-wave human body image, wherein the second standing posture is different from the first standing posture (S10); and determining whether the checked person carries contraband based on at least the first millimeter-wave human body image and the second millimeter-wave human body image (S20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yingkang JIN, Pu WANG, Zheng LI, Mengjiao ZHAO, Jiao LONG, Nian LIU, Zhimin ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230384475
    Abstract: A method and a system of performing security inspection of human body based on millimeter-wave. The method includes: displaying, by a first display device, information related to a designated posture to a person to be inspected before the person enters an inspection channel defined by a millimeter-wave human body security inspection instrument, the designated posture being expected to be taken by the person when scanning the person with the instrument; guiding the person to enter the inspection channel and stand at a designated standing position within the inspection channel in a standing posture substantially complying with the designated posture; scanning, by the instrument, the person, to obtain millimeter-wave scanning data; and performing, by a workstation, a reconstruction of millimeter-wave scanning image of the person, a confirmation for the standing posture of the person, and a recognition of a suspected item of the person, based on the millimeter-wave scanning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yingkang JIN, Xiaoyi HE, Mengjiao ZHAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yihai ZHANG, Yaning LI, Xiaoxiao FENG
  • Publication number: 20230251399
    Abstract: Provided is a server of a checking system based on a millimeter wave security inspection device, connected to a security inspection instrument through a switching system, the server includes a memory and a processor, the memory stores instructions, and the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a scanned image of an object and an ATR image interpretation result of the object from the security inspection instrument, wherein the ATR image interpretation result is obtained by the security inspection instrument performing an automatic threat recognition (ATR) image interpretation on the scanned image, and perform a manual inspection task on the object and perform an image interpretation task on the scanned image according to a working mode, wherein the working mode indicates whether the checking system is provided with a manual inspection station and an image interpretation station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yingkang JIN, Xiaoyi HE, Li ZHANG, Mengjiao ZHAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yihai ZHANG, Yaning LI, Xiaoxiao FENG
  • Patent number: 11631152
    Abstract: A security inspection system and a method of configuring a security inspection device are provided. In an embodiment, the security inspection system may include: an identity information entry device configured to enter an identification of an inspected person; a parameter determination device configured to determine a parameter for performing a security inspection on the inspected person based on a security factor of the inspected person determined according to user data corresponding to the identification of the inspected person; and a security inspection device configured to perform the security inspection on the inspected person based on the determined parameter. According to embodiments, it is possible to accurately predict the user's behavior and evaluate the risk or potential danger from the user by analyzing and mining the user's comprehensive data, and thus to provide a more accurate security inspection solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Xianli Ding, Jiao Long, Zongjun Shen, Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 11226429
    Abstract: An extensible millimeter wave security inspection system, a security inspection method for a human body using the extensible millimeter wave security inspection system and an extensible millimeter wave scanning unit are disclosed. The extensible millimeter wave security inspection system includes at least one security inspection passage, at least one scanning units are provided on at least one side of two sides of each security inspection passage, each scanning unit includes at least one millimeter wave transceiving module, the millimeter wave transceiving module includes an array of millimeter wave antennas configured to transmit and receive millimeter wave signals and a millimeter wave transceiver associated with the array of millimeter wave antennas, and the millimeter wave transceiving module is arranged to scan by millimeter wave a target to be inspected in the security inspection passage along a direction in which the security inspection passage extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yuanjing Li, Xilei Luo, Yingkang Jin, Zhimin Zheng, Wanlong Wu, Lingbo Qiao, Wenguo Liu
  • Patent number: 11156739
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a millimeter wave security inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting human or article. The apparatus includes: a door device including a first door and a second door arranged in a stacked mode and each made of a material allowing a millimeter wave to penetrate therethrough; a millimeter wave transceiver arranged between the first door and the second door and including an millimeter wave transceiving antenna array configured to transmit and receive a millimeter wave signal to and from an entrance side and an exit side of the door device; and a linear driver to which the millimeter wave transceiver is connected to be movable relative to the door device, so as to scan a first side of an object positioned at the entrance side and a second side of the object opposite to the first side positioned at the exit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingkang Jin, Lingbo Qiao, Zhimin Zheng, Ming Xu, Xilei Luo
  • Patent number: 10983243
    Abstract: A human body security inspection apparatus, a method of operating the same, and an associated filter device are disclosed. The human body security inspection apparatus includes a radiation beam exit configured for emitting a radiation beam; a beam guiding box configured for guiding the radiation beam; and a filter device configured between the radiation beam exit and the beam guiding box. The filter device includes a housing and a filter cage having a central axis. The filter cage is formed by arranging two or more pairs of filtering sheets, which are made of different materials and/or have different thicknesses, in an encircling way. The filter cage is rotatable about its central axis such that at least one pair of filtering sheets is capable of filtering the radiation beam to adjust an outputted dosage of the radiation beam of the human body security inspection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Ming Ruan, Yingkang Jin, Guangwei Ding, Zongjun Shen, Jiajiang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10768575
    Abstract: An imaging device and an imaging method by millimeter wave 3D holographic scanning are disclosed. In an embodiment, the millimeter wave 3D holographic scanning imaging device may include: a conveying apparatus configured to convey an object located thereon in a first direction; and at least one millimeter wave transceiving module arranged beside the conveying apparatus, each configured to be enabled to scan the object when the conveying apparatus conveys the object through the respective millimeter wave transceiving module, wherein each millimeter wave transceiving module is arranged to have its longitudinal direction extend in a direction intersecting the first direction, and includes a millimeter wave transceiving antenna array for transceiving millimeter wave signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Zongjun Shen, Li Zhang, Yinong Liu, Yingkang Jin, Wentao Yu
  • Publication number: 20200249373
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a millimeter wave security inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting human or article. The apparatus includes: a door device including a first door and a second door arranged in a stacked mode and each made of a material allowing a millimeter wave to penetrate therethrough; a millimeter wave transceiver arranged between the first door and the second door and including an millimeter wave transceiving antenna array configured to transmit and receive a millimeter wave signal to and from an entrance side and an exit side of the door device; and a linear driver to which the millimeter wave transceiver is connected to be movable relative to the door device, so as to scan a first side of an object positioned at the entrance side and a second side of the object opposite to the first side positioned at the exit side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Yingkang JIN, Lingbo QIAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Ming XU, Xilei LUO
  • Publication number: 20200209384
    Abstract: A millimeter wave security check gate is provided, comprising: a gate body; and a top millimeter wave imaging system, comprising: a millimeter wave transceiving antenna array disposed at a top of the gate body, wherein the millimeter wave transceiving antenna array comprises at least one transmitting antenna unit and a plurality of receiving antenna units; and a millimeter wave signal source connected with the millimeter wave transceiving antenna array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhimin Zheng, Lingbo Qiao, Yingkang Jin, Wenguo Liu
  • Publication number: 20200012010
    Abstract: A human body security inspection apparatus, a method of operating the same, and an associated filter device are disclosed. The human body security inspection apparatus includes a radiation beam exit configured for emitting a radiation beam; a beam guiding box configured for guiding the radiation beam; and a filter device configured between the radiation beam exit and the beam guiding box. The filter device includes a housing and a filter cage having a central axis. The filter cage is formed by arranging two or more pairs of filtering sheets, which are made of different materials and/or have different thicknesses, in an encircling way. The filter cage is rotatable about its central axis such that at least one pair of filtering sheets is capable of filtering the radiation beam to adjust an outputted dosage of the radiation beam of the human body security inspection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Ziran ZHAO, Wanlong WU, Ming RUAN, Yingkang JIN, Guangwei DING, Zongjun SHEN, Jiajiang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190277999
    Abstract: An extensible millimeter wave security inspection system, a security inspection method for a human body using the extensible millimeter wave security inspection system and an extensible millimeter wave scanning unit are disclosed. The extensible millimeter wave security inspection system includes at least one security inspection passage, at least one scanning units are provided on at least one side of two sides of each security inspection passage, each scanning unit includes at least one millimeter wave transceiving module, the millimeter wave transceiving module includes an array of millimeter wave antennas configured to transmit and receive millimeter wave signals and a millimeter wave transceiver associated with the array of millimeter wave antennas, and the millimeter wave transceiving module is arranged to scan by millimeter wave a target to be inspected in the security inspection passage along a direction in which the security inspection passage extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yuanjing LI, Xilei LUO, Yingkang JIN, Zhimin ZHENG, Wanlong WU, Lingbo QIAO, Wenguo LIU
  • Patent number: 10371854
    Abstract: A safety inspection apparatus is disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The safety inspection apparatus includes: an x-ray source including a ray emission focal spot; and a plurality of detector modules each of which has a ray receiving surface, and which are arranged along a plurality of straight line segments. The plurality of straight line segments include a first straight line segment and two second straight line segments, and, the two second straight line segments extend from the two ends of the first straight line segment towards the x-ray source side, respectively. In a plane where the sectorial ray beam is located, a normal to the ray receiving surface of each of the detector modules at a midpoint of the ray receiving surface of the each of the detector modules passes generally through the ray emission focal spot of the x-ray source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, NUCTECH JIANGSU COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Wanlong Wu, Li Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Ming Ruan
  • Publication number: 20190180398
    Abstract: A security inspection system and a method of configuring a security inspection device are provided. In an embodiment, the security inspection system may include: an identity information entry device configured to enter an identification of an inspected person; a parameter determination device configured to determine a parameter for performing a security inspection on the inspected person based on a security factor of the inspected person determined according to user data corresponding to the identification of the inspected person; and a security inspection device configured to perform the security inspection on the inspected person based on the determined parameter. According to embodiments, it is possible to accurately predict the user's behavior and evaluate the risk or potential danger from the user by analyzing and mining the user's comprehensive data, and thus to provide a more accurate security inspection solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Xianli Ding, Jiao Long, Zongjun Shen, Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 10107903
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection apparatus, comprising: a base on which an inspected human stands; a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal; and a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Lin Yang, Yingkang Jin, Ming Ruan, Chengcong Xu
  • Publication number: 20180173161
    Abstract: An imaging device and an imaging method by millimeter wave 3D holographic scanning are disclosed. In an embodiment, the millimeter wave 3D holographic scanning imaging device may include: a conveying apparatus configured to convey an object located thereon in a first direction; and at least one millimeter wave transceiving module arranged beside the conveying apparatus, each configured to be enabled to scan the object when the conveying apparatus conveys the object through the respective millimeter wave transceiving module, wherein each millimeter wave transceiving module is arranged to have its longitudinal direction extend in a direction intersecting the first direction, and includes a millimeter wave transceiving antenna array for transceiving millimeter wave signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Zongjun Shen, Li Zhang, Yinong Liu, Yingkang Jin, Wentao Yu
  • Patent number: 9846258
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an X-ray backscattering safety inspection system, comprising: one or more backscattering inspection subsystem configured to inspect an object to be inspected by emitting X-ray beams towards the object to be inspected and inspecting scattering signals; and a control subsystem configured to adjust a distance between the backscattering inspection subsystem and locations on a side of the object to be inspected where are irradiated by the X-ray beams in real time according to a size of the object to be inspected such that the scattering signals inspected are optimized. The system may be adapted to objects to be inspected with different sizes or shapes while enhancing backscattering signals for imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Chengcong Xu, Ming Ruan, Guangwei Ding
  • Patent number: 9846257
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile back scattering imaging security inspection apparatus, comprising: a back scattering scanner (2), a detector (3), a controller (4), and a movable stage (1) configured to carry the back scattering scanner, the detector and the controller and being movable with respect to the object to be inspected; wherein the back scattering scanner is a distributed X-ray source comprising a plurality of target points (201), each of which is able to emit the ray beam individually, and wherein the back scattering scanner, the detector and the controller perform an imaging security inspection operation on the object to be inspected during moving along with the movable stage with respect to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Ming Ruan, Xiao Tang, Guangwei Ding
  • Patent number: D804670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Guangwei Ding, Ming Ruan